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Communication | China's' Small and Beautiful 'Livelihood Project Benefiting the People of Nauru

2026-05-21   

At 9 o'clock in the morning, in a container cultivation room of a soilless plant factory built with the assistance of China in the Pacific island nation of Nauru, the staff skillfully cut off green lettuce plants one by one and neatly put them into baskets. After 30 minutes, prepare 15 kilograms of vegetables. At 10:18, 15 packages of fresh vegetables were placed on the shelves of the local Egigu supermarket after packaging, with the flags of China and Nauru printed on the packaging bags. At 10:20, housewife Esther put one of the packages of vegetables into her shopping cart. 1 hour and 20 minutes, this is the time it takes for a fresh lettuce to reach the hands of the people of Nauru from the cultivation room. This is my second time buying vegetables produced in Nauru, fresh, healthy, and cheaper than imported ones. ”Esther said. Nauru is a coral reef island with a land area of only 21 square kilometers. Due to factors such as limited land area and poor soil, the vast majority of fresh vegetables in Nauru rely on air imports. The air transportation of vegetables has a long cycle and high prices, which has long plagued the local people with the problem of "difficulty in eating vegetables". It has also led to an extremely uneven dietary structure among the Nauru people, with a high obesity rate. These plant factories were built with assistance from Jiangmen Agricultural Control Group in Guangdong, China. The project manager Su Yuanhong introduced that the plant factory produced the first batch of fresh vegetables in November last year, and currently has two container cultivation rooms, which can basically supply a certain amount of fresh vegetables to local supermarkets in Nauru on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. China's soilless cultivation technology is not limited by land and climate, is water-saving and efficient, and has strong promotion value in island countries like Nauru. ”Su Yuanhong said. David Angming, CEO of Egigu Holdings, a subsidiary of Egigu Supermarket, told Xinhua News Agency that the Chinese assisted plant factory project has helped Nauru achieve stable local production of fresh vegetables. Chinese soilless vegetables sell out quickly every time they arrive, and I even have to go out to grab them, which shows how popular they are, "said Angming. He looks forward to further expanding the plant factory and producing more different types of fresh vegetables for the people of Nauru. As night falls, Nauru, which has been baked by the sun all day, is blown by cool breezes. On the roundabout road by the sea in the Anabar district of eastern Nauru, brand new white solar street lights illuminate the night sky. On the street lamp post, there are cute giant pandas painted, and their origins are indicated by the English words "China" and the Chinese and English words "Jiangmen, Guangdong". It is reported that nearly 500 solar street lights assisted by China are distributed throughout the entire island of Nauru. Previously, the lighting conditions in some remote areas of Nauru were very limited. Nowadays, these street lights have truly helped local residents and communities, greatly reducing various accidents and changing the nighttime lifestyle of the Nauru people. ”Anthony Dimapilis, CEO of Nauru Public Utilities, said. Lv Jin, the Chinese ambassador to Nauru, said in an interview with the Xinhua News Agency: "Solar street lamps and soilless cultivation projects start with the specific problems of Nauru people's' doorstep 'and' dining table ', so that the cooperation results can be seen, touched and eaten, quickly changing the outlook of life, enhancing the sense of gain, security and happiness of Nauru people, and are a vivid practice of the concept of' small and beautiful, benefiting the people's livelihood 'in the the Belt and Road cooperation." (Looking forward to the new era)

Edit:Li Zhiwei Responsible editor:Lin Qi

Source:xinhua

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